Nordeste, Azores

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Nordeste

Municipal coat of arms

Subdivisions of Portugal>Location
- Region
- Subregion
- District or A.R.
A.R. of Azores
A.R. of Azores
A.R. of Azores
Mayor
- List_of_political_parties_in_Portugal>Party José Carreiro
PSD
Area 99.9 km²
Population
- Total
- Density
5,254
53/km²
No. of freguesia>parishes 9
Coordinates [37º49'N 25º11'W]
Municipal holiday Nearest Monday
of July 18
Website: http://www.cm-nordeste.pt
Nordeste (pron. IPA [nɔɾ'ðɛʃt(ɨ)] Portuguese for northeast hence the part of the island) is a municipality on the northeastern part of São Miguel Island in the Azores. It has a population of 5,254.

Nordeste is located east of Ponta Delgada and Vila Franca do Campo, E of Ribeira Grande and NE of Furnas and is linked with a road connecting Ponta Delgada and Lagoa and west to Ribeira Grande. The parish is the leastly populated in the island. Most of the mountains are covered with forests and valleys which features creeks and streams and are grassy in both lower and higher elevations. The rest of the land are made up of agricultural lands and some forests. The mountaintop is to the southwest and the coastline is to the northwest, the northeast and the southeast. The main source of industry are agriculture and fishing while some businesses are in the downtown area. The mountains lie to the south and west. The highest elevations of Nordeste are: Pico Redondo (980 m), Pico Verde (927 m), Pico Bartolomeu (887 m) and Pico da Vara (1103 m), the last being the highest point of São Miguel Island.

The parish is the third-largest. The easternmost settlement is Lomba do Moio.

Nordeste has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, banks, a post office, a small port and a square or a plaza (praça).

Parishes

The 9 parishes of Norderste include:

The most populated parish in population and density and the largest parish is Nordeste, the leastly populated parish is Salda. 3,908 or 73.86% of the population live in places under 1,000. The smallest parish is Salga. The highest parish is São Pedro de Nordestinho in location. The westernmost parish is Salga, the easternmost is Nordeste.

External links

Municipalities of the Azores Autonomous Region

Corvo:	Corvo
Faial:	Horta
Flores:	Lajes das Flores · Santa Cruz das Flores
Graciosa:	Santa Cruz da Graciosa
Pico:	Lajes do Pico · Madalena · São Roque do Pico
Santa Maria:	Vila do Porto
São Jorge:	Calheta · Velas
São Miguel:	Lagoa · Nordeste · Ponta Delgada · Povoação · Ribeira Grande · Vila Franca do Campo
Terceira:	Angra do Heroísmo · Vila da Praia da Vitória

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